Week 13-Part 2: Financing and Staffing Extension Programs

Student Learning Objectives

• Describe ways in which extension/outreach programs can be funded.
• Explain the value of and challenges associated with having volunteers participate in an extension education program.

Presentations

Financing and Staffing Extension Programs
Kelvin Sewake

Financing and Staffing Extension Programs PowerPoint Slides

Readings

• National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture. (2013). FY2014 President's Budget Proposal. Retrieved from https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/fy2014_president_budget_1.pdf
• Barth, J. A., Stryker, B. W., Arrington, L. R., & Syed, S. (1999). Implications of increased alternative revenue for the Cooperative Extension system: Present and future strategies for success. Journal of Extension, 37(4). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/1999august/comm1.php
• Novacek, M. J. (2008). Engaging the public in biodiversity issues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(Supplement 1), 11571-11578. doi:10.1073/pnas.0802599105. Retrieved from http://www.pnas.org/content/105/Supplement_1/11571.full.pdf
• Bonney, R., Cooper, C. B., Dickinson, J., Kelling, S., Phillips, T., Rosenberg, K. V., & Shirk, J. (2009). Citizen Science: A Developing Tool for Expanding Science Knowledge and Scientific Literacy. BioScience, 59(11), 977-984. doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.11.9
• Why People Volunteer. (n.d.). Master Gardener Program Coordinator Training [Webinar], Washington State University Extension. Retrieved from http://breeze.wsu.edu/whyvol
• Trends in Volunteerism. (n.d.). Master Gardener Program Coordinator Training [Webinar], Washington State University Extension. Retrieved from http://breeze.wsu.edu/trends/

Assignments

• Prepare Final Presentation

Course Coordinator / Instructor:
Dr. M’Randa Sandlin
 msandlin@hawaii.edu